diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml
index f0604360e..21ffc45d4 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.xml
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@
           directory is given, then Shorewall will look in that directory first
           when opening configuration files.</para>
 
-          <para>Begining with Shorewall 4.5.0, you may specify a different
+          <para>Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.0, you may specify a different
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> value using the
           <option>-t</option> option. The numeric
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> may optionally be followed by an
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@
           Shorewall will look in that directory first when opening
           configuration files.</para>
 
-          <para>Begining with Shorewall 4.5.0, you may specify a different
+          <para>Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.0, you may specify a different
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> value using the
           <option>-t</option> option. The numeric
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> may optionally be followed by an
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@
           role="bold">restore</emphasis> is performed after
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> seconds.</para>
 
-          <para>Begining with Shorewall 4.5.0, the numeric
+          <para>Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.0, the numeric
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> may optionally be followed by an
           <option>s</option>, <option>m</option> or <option>h</option> suffix
           (e.g., 5m) to specify seconds, minutes or hours respectively. If the
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
index a71516484..649994068 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.xml
@@ -1108,7 +1108,7 @@
           directory is given, then Shorewall6 will look in that directory
           first when opening configuration files.</para>
 
-          <para>Begining with Shorewall 4.5.0, you may specify a different
+          <para>Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.0, you may specify a different
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> value using the
           <option>-t</option> option. The numeric
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> may optionally be followed by an
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@
           Shorewall6 will look in that directory first when opening
           configuration files.</para>
 
-          <para>Begining with Shorewall 4.5.0, you may specify a different
+          <para>Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.0, you may specify a different
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> value using the
           <option>-t</option> option. The numeric
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> may optionally be followed by an
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@
           role="bold">restore</emphasis> is performed after
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> seconds.</para>
 
-          <para>Begining with Shorewall 4.5.0, the numeric
+          <para>Beginning with Shorewall 4.5.0, the numeric
           <replaceable>timeout</replaceable> may optionally be followed by an
           <option>s</option>, <option>m</option> or <option>h</option> suffix
           (e.g., 5m) to specify seconds, minutes or hours respectively. If the